Sell Your Termite-Damaged House Fast, AS IS, for Cash

Homeowners usually have two main paths to choose from when selling a house with termite damage.

The Hard Way:

1. Find a real estate agent who feels comfortable listing a house with termite issues and knows how to handle the sale.
2. Your agent will then take the lead on listing and marketing the property to find a buyer. Marketing the home often involves opening the doors for public open houses.
3. You'll have to sit tight until an offer comes in so you can start negotiating the contract.
4. Saying yes to the right offer officially starts the buyer’s due diligence process.
5. Professional pest control experts and property inspectors will need full access to your house during this phase. Most buyers will ask for a formal warranty letter during this time to prove the house is currently free of termites. Getting that warranty means hiring a licensed company to perform a thorough house inspection. You’ll have to cover the bill for this yourself. Buyers might also ask you to pay for a termite bond to make sure the bugs don't come back.
6. If the property inspections reveal significant damage, you'll likely have to go back to the drawing board on the sale price and terms.
7. More waiting follows while the buyer secures a mortgage, the house undergoes an appraisal, and the lender gives the final thumbs up.
8. Your buyer will also need to hunt down a hazard insurance policy. The insurance company could require a termite bond as well.
9. Closing escrow is the final step, where you’ll shell out money for real estate agent commissions and closing costs.

The Easy Way:

1. Reach out to us to get a no-obligation offer at no cost to you.
2. We will get together right at your property.
3. Escrow starts the moment you say yes to our cash offer.
4. Our team handles your closing costs when we wrap up escrow.

You’re all set. The whole process is fast and simple! You won’t have to deal with inspections, bonds, or termite letters.

When selling a house with termites or selling a house with termite damage, the law forces you to mention the infestation.

Since termites count as a material defect, property disclosure forms have to include anything that significantly lowers the value of the house.

Any signs of dry rot, pests, or insects that eat wood need to be shared with potential buyers.

Prospective buyers need to see any pest control reports, treatment history from the last five years, or active contracts with a licensed company.

Usually, selling a house with termite history comes with some big challenges. What makes it so tough?

Finding a place that is totally fixed up and ready for furniture is usually the top priority for most people shopping for a home.

They have their hearts set on a house that's ready to go on day one, so they tend to steer clear of properties with any signs of trouble.

Termites or past bug treatments usually label a house as a "money pit" in the eyes of buyers who worry about the high cost of future pest control.

However, it’s easy if you choose us as your buyer. We buy termite-damaged homes in any condition as-is.

Termites and other wood-boring insects don't scare our team at all. Your house still catches our interest, even with a termite situation. Reach out to our team to get a no-obligation cash offer on your house at no cost to you.

The law doesn't require you to have a termite bond in place just to sell your house. Our team definitely doesn’t need to see one if you’re looking to sell your home to us.

Homeowners typically buy a termite bond as a way to have a warranty maintenance contract for the property. Regular termite inspections from a pest company are a standard part of these agreements, which usually run for at least a year.

The fine print in the contract explains exactly how the company handles things if they find termites. Repairing any termite damage is mandatory under some agreements, but others only cover treating the bugs without fixing structural issues.

Potential buyers also can’t legally demand a termite letter from you as a seller.

Pest control pros write these formal letters to confirm that the house was termite-free on the day they looked at it.

Buyers often ask for a bond or a letter anyway, even though the law doesn’t force a homeowner to provide them when selling a house with a termite history.

Insurance providers might hold up your hazard policy until they see a bond or letter, especially if they find out about past or present infestations.

The short answer to that is "maybe." Selling your house doesn't actually require a termite inspection.

However, the buyer's mortgage lender or insurance provider might still insist on a termite letter to prove the house is currently bug-free.

Luckily, our team doesn't have those requirements. And we buy houses with termite damage without relying on lenders who would ask for them anyway!